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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Christmas is a time for great food

Food, wonderful food.Usually, around this time of year, we start
planning the food for assorted holiday season get-togethers.
Christmastime and New Years is the time period when I usually splurge
on good food. For example, on Christmas Eve, our tradition is a steak
dinner. I bought the steaks (New York) a couple of months ago, and
I'd better get them out of the freezer tonight if they're going to
thaw in time. I usually marinade them, serve them with baked
potatoes, rolls, and some kind of veggies. This year though, instead
of the baked potatoes, a couple of wonderful women in our household
have decided to prepare au gratin potatoes. That's just great with
me.

Sunday night, we're having our family party for Ann and I and our
children and grandchildren. It should be great fun, and we've already
planned out the menu. We're having sandwiches (with deli meats—roast
beef, turkey, and ham), potato salad, pasta salad, chips with
guacamole and/or salsa, shrimp, a tray of fresh veggies, and assorted
other good things.

Christmas morning has generally been some kind of casserole, but
I'll be shaking things up a bit this year. The plan is to make a
fabulous cinnamon coffee cake. I'm thinking I'll provide assorted
choices to go with it—maybe hot chocolate, orange juice, or milk,
and probably some fresh fruit. I may even cook some link sausage.
It's already sounding amazing.

If you're going to splurge on food, one of the best times to do so
is right around Christmas. It helps build great memories.